Might They Be Giants?

Oh, the COMMENTS! (Rolls eyes.)

The idea that there was a tribe of "giants" is in no way supernatural. There are living "giants" today, and not only in the form of people with a genetic mutation causing acromegaly. The Dinka, Maasai, and Watusi people are all taller than average. It is not unusual for a person of Watusi heritage to reach seven feet tall. 

The Congolese-born NBA star Dikembe Mutombo stands seven feet two inches tall.

The author also postulates that there were people in the Americas who did not come here via the land bridge but rather were members of sea-faring societies.

People can agree or disagree with this man, and I don't take issue with people believing in a Supreme Being (or beings.) I am personally agnostic on that matter at this juncture of my life. However, it is distressing to see people, whether religious or irreligious, utilizing rhetoric against reason. The comments are rife with people who are the sort who would argue that the Earth is flat despite all evidence to the contrary. They maintain this belief simply because it's what they were told and refuse to open their minds to other possibilities.

The land bridge theory is really only a theory. This man's sea-faring people's theory is also a theory. Evidence that there were tribes of very tall people, who could have been referred to as "giants" is proof neither for nor against the existence of any deity. There are portions of the Judeo-Christian bible which can be historically verified. These are also not evidence for or against the existence of a deity. 

Getting into the fray would have been fruitless. All of the commenters were locked in the "my way or the highway" mode. There is no such thing as having a reasonable discussion with such people.

~Rose~